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Bezzecchi's win, the 300th victory for an Italian in MotoGP, also kept his faint championship hopes alive.
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Italian motorcycle racer
Marco Bezzecchi is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer who competes in the 2026 MotoGP World Championship for Aprilia Racing. He made his 2022 MotoGP debut with the VR46 Racing Team and achieved his first-ever victory in the premier-class at the 2023 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix. Bezzecchi is a member of the VR46 Riders Academy, a motorcycle development program spearheaded by Valentino Rossi.
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Premier championship of motorcycle road racing
Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the highest class of motorcycle road racing. Events are held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start of the twentieth century, when large national events were often given the title Grand Prix. In 1949, the FIM was founded as the international governing body for motorcycle sport, and it coordinated rules so that select events could become part of official world championships.
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